English Heritage sites near Willaston Parish
SANDBACH CROSSES
7 miles from Willaston Parish
The two massive Saxon stone crosses, elaborately carved with animals and Biblical scenes including the Nativity of Christ and the Crucifixion, dominate the cobbled market square of Sandbach.
BEESTON CASTLE AND WOODLAND PARK
9 miles from Willaston Parish
If you’re planning a family day out in Cheshire, then a visit to Beeston Castle in Tarporley fits the bill perfectly. This 'Castle of the Rock' is famous for its spectacular views.
CHESTER ROMAN AMPHITHEATRE
19 miles from Willaston Parish
The largest Roman amphitheatre in Britain, used for entertainment and military training by the 20th Legion, based at the fortress of 'Deva' (Chester).
CHESTER CASTLE: AGRICOLA TOWER AND CASTLE WALLS
19 miles from Willaston Parish
The original gateway to Chester Castle, this 12th-century tower houses a chapel with exceptionally fine wall-paintings of c. 1220, rediscovered in the 1980s.
MORETON CORBET CASTLE
20 miles from Willaston Parish
The ruins of the medieval castle and Tudor manor house of the Corbets are dominated by the theatrical shell of an ambitious Elizabethan mansion wing in Italianate style.
LILLESHALL ABBEY
24 miles from Willaston Parish
Extensive ruins of an Augustinian abbey, later a Civil War stronghold, in a deeply rural setting.
Churches in Willaston Parish
Pubs in Willaston Parish
Horseshoe
1836 Tithe Map shows the site as arable land. 1875 OS map has it as a smithy and the Horse Shoe public house, still there on the 1910 OS map.
Lamb
12 Wistaston Road, Willaston, CW5 6PX
(01270) 568974
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Nags Head
One of two pubs on the main street through the village.
On 1840 Tithe Map, listed as a Common Allotment. Is on the 1875 OS map as Claremont Villa. Was once a Boddington's pub until the brewery sold all its pubs.
[The local primary school...
Peacock
221 Crewe Road, Willaston, CW5 6NE
(01270) 624069
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Willaston Social Club
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